Gujarat represents the heart of India's sesame seed (Sesamum indicum) processing and export infrastructure. Global buyers across bakery conglomerates, tahini manufacturers, and confectionery makers classify sesame into two primary industrial product categories: Natural White Sesame Seeds and Mechanically Hulled Sesame Seeds.
1. Technical Comparison: Natural White vs. Hulled Sesame
| Quality Metric | Natural White Sesame (Sortex) | Mechanically Hulled Sesame (Auto-Sortex) |
|---|---|---|
| Purity Standards | 99.0% / 99.5% / 99.9% Sortex | 99.95% to 99.98% Premium White |
| Skin / Hull Status | Intact outer husk (natural golden-white) | Mechanically removed via wet process (pure snow white) |
| Oil Content | 48.0% to 50.0% Min. | 50.0% to 52.0% Min. |
| Free Fatty Acids (FFA) | < 1.5% to 2.0% | < 1.0% (Clean neutral taste) |
| Moisture Content | 5.0% to 6.0% Max. | 4.0% to 4.5% Max. (Dry-stabilized) |
| Bakery Adhesion | Moderate | Superior (Binds tightly to burger buns & breads) |
2. Mechanically Hulled Processing Flow
To produce hulled sesame, natural seed undergoes automated destoning, chemical-free cold water soaking, mechanical abrasive hull peeling, multi-pass hydro-washing, centrifugal drying, fluid bed hot-air desiccation, and final dual-camera optical laser sortex inspection to achieve 99.98% snow-white purity.
3. Container Loading & Sea Transit
- 20-foot FCL: 19.0 Metric Tons packed in 25 kg / 50 lb multi-wall craft paper bags with PE inner liner.
- 40-foot FCL: 26.0 to 27.0 Metric Tons.
- Ethylene Oxide (ETO) / Irradiation: ETO-free guaranteed for EU, UK, and Japanese compliance.
4. Commercial Desk & Export Quotations
Institutional Buyer Support
FOB Mundra, CIF Jebel Ali, Rotterdam, Houston, and New York price matrices are updated daily according to Rajkot and Saurashtra APMC mandi arrivals.
Product Samples Available on Request — Contact Commercial Export Desk
